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Glasgow Museums Resource Centre

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👍👍 Off the beaten track. They offer free guided tours of the massive collection of 1.2 million items in storage. All the items are stored in meshed casing or on racks. If there are only a few people on the tour it will be tailored to the group interests. We saw fossils, taxidermy, Indian truck panels,... People often mention tour, interesting, visit, staff, Great, hour, knowledgeable, museum, guide, Glasgow,


Address

200 Woodhead Rd, Glasgow G53 7NN, United Kingdom

Website

www.glasgowlife.org.uk

Contact

+44 141 276 9300

Rating on Google Maps

4.50 (135 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Wednesday: 10 AM to 5 PM
  • Thursday: 10 AM to 5 PM
  • Friday: 11 AM to 5 PM
  • Saturday: Closed
  • Sunday: Closed
  • Monday: 10 AM to 5 PM
  • Tuesday: 10 AM to 5 PM

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  • 5/5 C M. 1 year ago on Google
    Off the beaten track. They offer free guided tours of the massive collection of 1.2 million items in storage. All the items are stored in meshed casing or on racks. If there are only a few people on the tour it will be tailored to the group interests. We saw fossils, taxidermy, Indian truck panels, porcelain. Book in advance. Close to public transport and parking outside.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 GSX J. 3 months ago on Google New
    Had not heard of the tours of the GMRC until I stumbled across a link online so booked onto a tour. Had Grant as our guide who took us through a few rooms of paintings, fossils and taxidermy and he had a great knowledge of the different items he was showing us. We were asked at the start if there was anything in particular we wanted to see but as we didn't know what was on offer we were happy to be shown anything. So if you do have a specific interest in something, you'll be able to request that room ☺️. All in all, it was a very interesting afternoon, something different and I will book back up again to look at some other rooms.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Simon F. 5 months ago on Google
    Very much a behind the scenes of other Glasgow Museums. Folks should book ahead detailing what they want to see. Great staff.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 John M. 9 months ago on Google
    Shocking place, having spent over an hour driving to get there, to be told you have to pre book. basically the staff didn't care, Calling itself a Museum is a discrace.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 john e. 5 years ago on Google
    I went there as a parent helper, and found myself asking questions ¦~]. Very interesting for the children, just wished it could of been a day trip rather than a morning. Staff were brilliant keeping the children in line and getting them involved.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Timothy P. 4 years ago on Google
    If the tour schedule suits you, its is definitely worth the visit. Friendly staff, fantastic facility and great family events. Walk from the station is grim at best, but still very convenient if you can handle picking across the mud
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Kyle L. 5 years ago on Google
    The Museums Resource Centre is essentially a big warehouse for all the items in the Glasgow Museums collections which are not currently on display in one of Glasgow's museums. Visits are by arrangement, and if you can I recommend asking for a visit focussed on an area which particularly interests you. I have visited twice, once with a focus on the maritime collections. If you like ship models, you will need all your time to wander round the storeroom which houses these - there are just so many and the range is wide. Or maybe you like what as kids we referred to as the "Stuffies" the examples of the taxidermists' art - what ids at Kelvingrove is just a fraction of the collection - GMRC has a lot more stacked floor to ceiling. The Art collection is stored on huge pull out double sided frames, so you can see everything arts and all - and mind boggling it is. Don't pass up a chance to visit this. Please leave a like.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 michelle g. 6 years ago on Google
    Really interesting hidden gem of a place!

  • 5/5 marianne 6 years ago on Google
    Incredible place, lovely knowledgeable staff and fun workshops

  • 5/5 Thomas D. 6 years ago on Google
    Loved it, good day out

  • 4/5 David C. 6 years ago on Google
    Good tours.

  • 5/5 Brian I. 6 years ago on Google
    Provides tourrs ^ & special visits

  • 5/5 Kirsty Ann B. 6 years ago on Google
    Excellent museum venue, allowing tours of various pods which house Glasgow's​ museum artefacts & paintings when they aren't in exhibition.

  • 4/5 Suzanne G. 4 years ago on Google
    Fascinating place; not widely known. Excellent guide, knowledgeable and entertaining. Think more visits would be needed to do the place justice.

  • 4/5 Sue G. 4 years ago on Google
    Just loved this "hidden gem". Place itself fascinating and our guide (Grant) was both knowledgeable and entertaining. Would recommend doing a little research before a visit, just to get a broad idea of what sort of exhibits are stored there, as - due to the volume of artifacts - it's simply not possible to see everything (probably not even in two or three visits). Thoroughly recommended.

  • 5/5 Anita J. 4 years ago on Google
    Can't believe I've never been here before. AMAZING, it's so amazing. If you love a museum then this is a must.

  • 5/5 Lindsay A. 4 years ago on Google
    A very under rated place which has lots of fun activities for children and adults. They also conduct experiments and research for the good of our natural environment.

  • 5/5 David T. 4 years ago on Google
    One hour tour provides a brief overview of what is available. Massive painting gallery and many other pods of museum artefacts, very interesting and informative

  • 5/5 Rosalind M. 5 years ago on Google
    A great place that is not well known in Glasgow. Amazing collection of artefacts from Glasgow museum collections. Staff were extremely friendly and very knowledgeable and helpful. Well worth a visit

  • 4/5 Helen K. 1 year ago on Google
    Very interesting place,but you have to book and the tour was a hour long and you are aloud to take photos

  • 3/5 Paul R. 1 year ago on Google
    Worth a visit, but for single pod , rooms e.g. art or models, taxidermy. General tour was a bit of a rush. Good guide..Billy

  • 5/5 Barbara M. 1 year ago on Google
    Very interesting tour here, lots to see. Guide was very informative.

  • 5/5 Glyn E. 1 year ago on Google
    It turns out that Glasgow has it's own relic warehouse where they might even be hiding their own Ark of the Covenant! I would highly recommend visiting the Museums Resource Centre as I went for pre-booked hour session on a Wednesday afternoon but the amount of curious artefacts and catalogued items will not leave you disappointed. Actually, members of the tour group were disappointed as an hour felt far too short to explore but then again the GMRC houses over 1.1 million objects from around the world so doing it all in one afternoon might be a bit of a challenge! It's definitely interesting and our guide was also very accomodating. This hidden hub in Nitshill certainly has a lot to offer!

  • 5/5 Alan S. 1 year ago on Google
    Great hidden gem, worth checking out if you can get in and get a tour

  • 5/5 james f. 1 year ago on Google
    Over 1.4m artifacts held in storage for Glasgow museums. They do a bookable tour each Wednesday. Well worth a visit as only 2% of all artifacts make.into the main Glasgow museums.

  • 5/5 Katy O. 10 months ago on Google
    Fascinating tour with top museum curator. Close up views of parts of the humongous collection. Varied group, many quite knowledgeable. And it's free.

  • 4/5 Allan O. 8 months ago on Google
    It's like the end of the Indiana Jones movie in Area 51...a vast store of artifacts. Sadly all untouchable (we're too corrosive) or in locked cages but, with the aid of one of the knowledgeable guides, all very interesting. Too large to see all of it in an hour so we'll have to go back.

  • 5/5 June B. 5 years ago on Google
    Well worth a visit

  • 5/5 Shelley B. 4 years ago on Google
    Its the best and sorry but cleanest bistro I've ever been in and great air conditioning in the heat we had a wonderful meal too thank you so much

  • 5/5 Maria C. 4 years ago on Google
    Great place loads of information and interesting

  • 5/5 Adam G. 6 years ago on Google
    Need to contact the museum for a tour but thousands of objects to see that rarely get a public viewing. Knowledgeable staff and lots to see.

  • 1/5 Hannah D. 4 years ago on Google
    Customer service of reception staff, absolutely disgusting, having driven and hour to get the event my nearly 5 year old was turned away, by a rude man as he was not yet 5, we later rang a education manger who said it is fine for him to attend.

  • 5/5 kitty W. 5 years ago on Google
    It is a fantastic experience for the kids, ad ts ento the public, we will be back

  • 5/5 Дмитрий �. 4 years ago on Google
    It was almost un arranged but still very interesting visit. Stuff is very professional and helpful.

  • 5/5 Barry D. 4 years ago on Google
    Great place for taking your kids as well as yourself and loads of interesting displays and info

  • 5/5 Phil F. 4 years ago on Google
    Fascinating place to visit if you've ever wondered where Glasgow's museum items aren't on display. Lovely staff.

  • 5/5 George C. 5 years ago on Google
    Everything Nicely Displayed

  • 5/5 Esther M. 5 years ago on Google
    Great visitor centre. Very knowledgeable and engaging staff.

  • 5/5 neil c. 5 years ago on Google
    Great experience and very friendly staff

  • 4/5 Catriona M. 5 years ago on Google
    Interesting place...children loved the workshop

  • 5/5 Ian B. 6 years ago on Google
    Really interesting for kids and adults alike. Great to see beyond the scenes, and the guides are really helpful and knowledgeable.

  • 5/5 Douglas L. 5 years ago on Google
    Excellent but phone to book before you go.

  • 3/5 clotilde c. 5 years ago on Google
    Interesting and boring at the same time as the guide only shows what she wants...

  • 5/5 Clare M C. 5 years ago on Google
    Love this facility.

  • 4/5 Niall G. 5 years ago on Google
    good

  • 2/5 Arran S. 5 years ago on Google
    Bit Dull, have to go with a tour guide only, all jackets and bags have to be left.

  • 5/5 Jose Maria Sánchez M. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Great place to go with kids (Original) Gran sitio para ir con niños

  • 4/5 stephen k. 6 years ago on Google
    Lovely, educational way to spend an hour being guided through priceless treasures being stored in this wonderful eclectic collection of art, fossils, minerals, natural history etc.

  • 5/5 Gordon J. 6 years ago on Google
    Fantastic place full of treasures.

  • 5/5 Linda I. 6 years ago on Google
    An Informative and educational trip conducted by enthusiastic staff

  • 5/5 Jim A. 6 years ago on Google
    Great place for a day out & doesn't cost anything, Facebook page keeps up to date with weekly entertainment

  • 5/5 dranthonylewis d. 6 years ago on Google
    Excellent

  • 5/5 Alastair B. 6 years ago on Google
    REALLY interesting place. Well worth a visit.


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